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Moviepass Relaunch
August 22, 2022 at
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Last Edited by rachaelm | Staff August 23, 2022 at 02:19 PM
Moviepass coming back. Don't know if it will be as good as it was before.
Got an email>>
We are so excited to announce that we are beginning our launch sequence to bring MoviePass back. For those of you who don't know MoviePass was sold back in 2017 to a private equity group and due to mismanagement subsequently closed its doors. Last year I, one of the original Founders, bought the company back with the plan to relaunch it. Time Magazine did a great piece that does a wonderful job of explaining the sequence of events that lead to this point.
Being on the waitlist will be the only way to be able to sign up for the service in the foreseeable future. This Thursday, August 25, 2022 we will open the waitlist at 9a ET at MoviePass.com There is no cost to join the waitlist. Space will be limited and on a first come first serve basis. The engagement from the waitlist will help us to determine which markets we will open first and thereafter.
Each person who joins the waitlist will receive 10 friend invites that will activate when they sign up for the service. If you do not make it on the waitlist the only way you will be able to join in the future is to receive an invite from someone.
We are very excited to get back up and running and look forward to seeing you all at the movies soon.
https://www.moviepass.c
Got an email>>
We are so excited to announce that we are beginning our launch sequence to bring MoviePass back. For those of you who don't know MoviePass was sold back in 2017 to a private equity group and due to mismanagement subsequently closed its doors. Last year I, one of the original Founders, bought the company back with the plan to relaunch it. Time Magazine did a great piece that does a wonderful job of explaining the sequence of events that lead to this point.
Being on the waitlist will be the only way to be able to sign up for the service in the foreseeable future. This Thursday, August 25, 2022 we will open the waitlist at 9a ET at MoviePass.com There is no cost to join the waitlist. Space will be limited and on a first come first serve basis. The engagement from the waitlist will help us to determine which markets we will open first and thereafter.
Each person who joins the waitlist will receive 10 friend invites that will activate when they sign up for the service. If you do not make it on the waitlist the only way you will be able to join in the future is to receive an invite from someone.
We are very excited to get back up and running and look forward to seeing you all at the movies soon.
https://www.moviepass.c
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Last Edited by bluekiwi
August 23, 2022
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11:12 AM
What will the price of the new service be?
- There will be 3 pricing tiers. Prices will vary depending on each market but the general prices will be $10, $20, $30. Each level will get a certain amount of credits to be able to use towards movies each month. More details to come.
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Thanks for signing up for the MoviePass waitlist. If you'd previously joined, your first spot is saved. We'll let you know when you're eligible to sign up!— The MoviePass Team
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- There will be 3 pricing tiers. Prices will vary depending on each market but the general prices will be $10, $20, $30. Each level will get a certain amount of credits to be able to use towards movies each month. More details to come.
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Thanks for signing up for the MoviePass waitlist. If you'd previously joined, your first spot is saved. We'll let you know when you're eligible to sign up!— The MoviePass Team
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I don't think studios actually take a hit on moviepass, not the way it was implemented the first time around. The tickets were literally paid for. Moviepass PAID them the money, the transactions went through the same way any other credit card transactions went through. Moviepass was hemorrhaging money, they simply thought they could eventually monetize the data they were gathering on members. What they didn't bank on was that the data wasn't nearly as valuable as they thought, nor was it entirely accurate given that a product like moviepass actually CHANGES behavior patterns, making any viable data tainted. The product will most certainly be different the next time around, because the business model was deeply flawed.
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I don't think studios actually take a hit on moviepass, not the way it was implemented the first time around. The tickets were literally paid for. Moviepass PAID them the money, the transactions went through the same way any other credit card transactions went through. Moviepass was hemorrhaging money, they simply thought they could eventually monetize the data they were gathering on members. What they didn't bank on was that the data wasn't nearly as valuable as they thought, nor was it entirely accurate given that a product like moviepass actually CHANGES behavior patterns, making any viable data tainted. The product will most certainly be different the next time around, because the business model was deeply flawed.
How about charging more for tickets so EVERYONE pays into that, and that those that choose to buy snacks don't feel like they're being ripped off. Imagine being able to buy popcorn and a large drink for $6 -- how many MORE people would pay that instead of not buying at all?
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in just writing off theaters altogether because of their rip-off pricing for food/drink. then there are the rude noisy people that can't stop looking at or talking on their phone. Ugh.
$10 in monthly subscription will likely translate to a point value that will corelate to a monetary value at the theatre. Pay them $10 for what's equivalent to $20 at the theatre and they'll bank on subscribers not using points or having them expire.
MP was a disaster, people would be waiting outside theatres for hours trying to get customer service to activate their cards, they would tell customers to buy tickets and ask for a refund for the ticket price then never give a refund.
I used the hell out of MP, more than 15 movies a month, and still have tons of points from the tickets purchased. In the end it was ultimately not worth it as I was paying out of pocket expecting refunds that would never come.
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